Mounting the drive

6	Medalist XE Family Installation Guide, Rev. A

Installing drives in computers that use cable-select:

If your computer uses the cable-select method, refer to your computer reference guide to determine which cable connector or drive slot denotes the master drive and which the slave.

Your Seagate drive is designed to fit into a 3.5-inch bay. You can mount the drive securely in the computer in any orientation using either the side mounting holes or the bottom mounting holes. Position the drive so that you do not strain or crimp the cables.

Your Seagate drive is not shipped with mounting screws. Use the screws in the current drive if this drive is a replacement.

∙Drives that have an “S” stamped on the frame runner use 6-32 UNC standard screws.

∙Drives that have an “M” stamped on the frame runner use M3 metric screws.

Caution. To prevent drive mounting hole damage, use only the appropriate type of screws as specified. Tighten them gently using no more than 6 inch-lb of torque.

Bottom mounting holes. Insert four mounting screws not more than 0.20 inches (6 full turns) into the drive frame.

Side mounting holes. Insert four mounting screws not more than 0.13 inches (4 full turns) into the drive frame.

5.25-inch drive bay. You can mount your drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay with a Seagate 5.25-inch frame kit. Contact your dealer for the frame kit you need.